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Through Times of Trouble - Conflict in Southeastern Ukraine Explained from Within (Hardcover)
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Through Times of Trouble - Conflict in Southeastern Ukraine Explained from Within (Hardcover)
Series: Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Politics
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This book tells the story of insurgency in Ukraine's Donbas region
from the perspective of the rebels, who sought and continue to seek
either independence from Ukraine or unification with Russia. As
such, it provides a unique insight into their thinking and
motivations, which need to be understood if the conflict is to be
resolved. Those making and remaking the conflict are placed in the
centre of the story which uses the words of the combatants
themselves. It shows how volunteer fighters, driven by a wide and
diffuse set of motivations, emerged from Ukraine, Russia, and
different parts of the world, stood at the rebellion's heart. The
book focuses on the participants' own voices and personalities,
drawing extensively on first-hand research and interviews. Rather
than rendering Ukraine a chess piece on the geopolitical board, the
rebellion shows that ordinary people, rather than elites, can act
as a decisive force. Donbas says something about why large numbers
of people make the decision to take part in a collective violent
action, when material rewards are low or non-existent, and mortal
risks high. It stands as an important text on the study of modern
insurgencies, revealing how violent conflicts happen via issues of
politicized identity and involvement of non-state actors. This book
places this conflict into the context of other conflicts worldwide
and demonstrates how ideas and narratives are constructed to
provide meaning to a struggle. The insurgency has produced a
conflict sub-culture, rich with symbolism, narrative, and
communications, made possible by the digital age and a social
media-savvy population. These beliefs and ideas have had the power
to pull people from different parts of the world. This book follows
the stages of assembling different conflict ingredients together,
and the rebellion's zigzagging fortunes after it became apparent
that Moscow was not going to repeat the Crimea scenario in Donbas.
It analyses the logic of armed struggle and the tactics deployed by
warring parties. It also sheds light on the developments in Moscow,
discusses the phenomenon of the Russian Spring movement and
concludes with the prospects for a peaceful solution.
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